SCHOOL FOUNDATION receives $10,000 donation from DFCU Financial

The beautiful new DFCU Financial location on the corner of Wick and Pardee held a grand opening and special donation presentation on May 5. DFCU Financial, which took over and totally remodeled the old Sigur's Florist Shop, donated $10,000 to the Taylor Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence.

Special guests included City Councilwoman Angela Croft, who represented the City of Taylor, along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and retiring Superintendent of Schools Diane Allen.

A  large group represented the district and the foundation .

The Taylor Public School Foundation for Educational Excellence is a non-profit independent organization of volunteers committed to enriching the educational environment of the Taylor School District.

Established in 1986 through an endowed gift from a local resident, the Foundation strives to maintain and enhance the excellent reputation of the district by building a broad base of financial support.

Mark Shobe, president and CEO of DFCU Financial, said discussed the Taylor location and the Downriver marketplace in a recent News-Herald Newspapers interview.

“The Taylor market has always been a good market for us,” Shobe said, adding that DFCU Financial currently serves more than 5,000 member households in the Taylor area.

In addition to Taylor, DFCU Financial also will be opening new branches in Clinton Township, Birmingham and Ann Arbor.

The Taylor location will be the credit union’s second in the Downriver area, having opened a Riverview branch roughly 10 years ago.

“We’re a 65 year-old-company, but we have grown significantly, and today we’re at nearly $4 billion in assets,” Shobe said. “We have 25 locations from Detroit to Grand Rapids, but some things really make us different like we’re a mutually-held structure and we pay dividends out to our members.”